Advocacy/Law

ACCESSAdd To Favorites In PHR
A human services organization committed to the development of the Arab American community, and the greater community. To support this goal, ACCESS provides a wide range of human and cultural services as well as advocacy work.

ACLU’s LGBT ProjectAdd To Favorites In PHR
Seeking the creation of a society in which lesbian,
gay, bisexual and transgender people and people with HIV/AIDS enjoy the basic rights of
equality, privacy and personal autonomy, and freedom of expression and association.

Active MindsAdd To Favorites In PHR
By developing and supporting chapters of a student-run mental health awareness, education, and advocacy group on campuses, Active Minds works to increase students’ awareness of mental health issues, provide information and resources regarding mental health and mental illness, encourage students to seek help as soon as it is needed, and serve as liaison between students and the mental health community.

AllsupAdd To Favorites In PHR
A nationwide provider of Social Security disability, Medicare and workers’ compensation services for individuals, employers and insurance carriers. Delivers specialized services supporting people with disabilities and seniors so they may lead lives that are as financially secure and as healthy as possible.

American Association of People with DisabilitiesAdd To Favorites In PHR
A cross-disability member organization dedicated to ensuring economic self-sufficiency and political empowerment for Americans with disabilities. AAPD works in coalition with other disability organizations for the full implementation and enforcement of disability nondiscrimination laws.

Bazelon Center for Mental Health LawAdd To Favorites In PHR
A nonprofit legal-advocacy organization dedicated to the principle that every individual is entitled to choice and dignity. Goals include community membership; self-determination and choice; ending the punishment of mental-health consumers for the system’s failures; and preserving protections and entitlements.

Child Trauma AcademyAdd To Favorites In PHR
The mission of the Academy is to help improve the lives of traumatized and maltreated children. The Academy strives to improve the systems that educate, nurture, protect and enrich these children through education, service delivery, and program consultation.

Children’s Defense Fund (CDF)Add To Favorites In PHR
CDF provides a strong, effective voice for all children of America who cannot vote, lobby, or speak for themselves, with particular attention to the needs of poor and minority children and those with disabilities.

Coalition of Advocates for Rights Empowerment and Services (CARES)Add To Favorites In PHR
Hands On is rooted in the belief that every individual has the power to make a difference. They know that engaged citizens are the cornerstone of a vibrant democracy, and that effective volunteer action is a path to broader civic involvement. Hands On is a proven approach to community gain, a unique network of innovative organizations, and a broad movement advancing civic engagement. Their work is characterized by action, innovation and impact.

Community Action PartnershipAdd To Favorites In PHR
Community Action changes people’s lives, embodies the spirit of hope, improves communities, and makes America a better place to live. They care about the entire community, and are dedicated to helping people help themselves and each other.

Counselor MagazineAdd To Favorites In PHR
A national, peer-reviewed publication that blends the in-depth information often found in journals with the ease-of-read and style of a magazine. The magazine has a circulation of 21,000+ addiction treatment professionals – including psychologists, psychiatrists, counselors, criminal justice personnel, nurses, clinical supervisors, social workers, and mental health counselors.

Disability Rights Education and Defense FundAdd To Favorites In PHR
DREDF is a national law and policy center dedicated to protecting and advancing the civil rights of people with disabilities through legislation, litigation, advocacy, technical assistance, and education and training of attorneys, advocates, persons with disabilities, and parents of children with disabilities.

Eating Disorders CoalitionAdd To Favorites In PHR
The Eating Disorders Coalition for Research, Policy, & Action includes professionals and organizations concerned about eating disorders. It provides policymakers with more accurate information and lobbies the federal government to dedicate much more attention and resources toward sound eating disorders policies.

Federation of Families for Children's Mental HealthAdd To Favorites In PHR
A National parent-run non-profit organization focused on the needs of children and youth with emotional, behavioral or mental disorders and their families. Advocates nationally for the rights of mentally ill children and their families. Transfers insights and experiences to statewide family organizations, local chapters, and other family-run organizations so that skillful and effective advocacy can occur at state and local levels as well

Girls, Inc.Add To Favorites In PHR
A national nonprofit youth organization dedicated to inspiring all girls to be strong, smart, and bold. With roots dating to 1864, Girls Inc has provided vital educational programs to millions of American girls, particularly those in high-risk, underserved areas.

GLBT National Help CenterAdd To Favorites In PHR
A non-profit, tax-exempt organization that is dedicated to meeting the needs of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community and those questioning their sexual orientation and gender identity.

Hands NetAdd To Favorites In PHR
HandsNet has aggregated current human services and community development information important to low-income communities and communities of color. They seek to foster comprehensive thinking on approaches to improving the lives of people living in these communities.

HealthyPlace.comAdd To Favorites In PHR
A large consumer mental health site, providing comprehensive information on psychological disorders and psychiatric medications from both a consumer and expert point of view.

Human Rights CampaignAdd To Favorites In PHR
America’s largest civil rights organization working to achieve lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality. By inspiring and engaging all Americans, HRC strives to end discrimination against LGBT citizens and realize a nation that achieves fundamental fairness and equality for all.

Legal Action CenterAdd To Favorites In PHR
An advocacy and policy development association that is active in issues related to substance abuse privacy and confidentiality, and funding and policy advocacy at the national level.

MAPLight.orgAdd To Favorites In PHR
Covers the U.S. Congress and California Legislature and seeks to provide a window into the connections between money, politics, campaign contributions and how legislators vote.

Men Against DestructionAdd To Favorites In PHR
Strives to seek out, encourage, motivate and guide committed men in the struggle to save children, communities, and ourselves from the social ills that presently plague neighborhoods.

NAMI Legal CenterAdd To Favorites In PHR
Advocates for the rights of individuals with severe mental illnesses. The Legal Center works both independently and collaboratively with private attorneys, legal service organizations, mental health and consumer advocacy organizations on projects of mutual interest.

National Association for Rights Protection and AdvocacyAdd To Favorites In PHR
An independent organization with a unique mix of people who have survived U.S. mental institutions, along with advocates, civil rights advocates, mental health workers, and lawyers. NARPA works to expose abuse; shed light on coercive and dangerous practices, and promote real alternatives to a mental health health system that even professionals agree is a disgrace.

National Association of Peer Specialists (NAPS)Add To Favorites In PHR
A private, nonprofit organization dedicated to peer support in mental health systems and promoting peer specialists throughout the United States. Offers members a quarterly newsletter, discounts on recovery-oriented materials and provides access to recovery and peer support information.

National Association of Social WorkersAdd To Favorites In PHR
The largest membership organization of professional social workers in the world, with more than 150,000 members. NASW works to enhance the professional growth and development of its members, to create and maintain professional standards, and to advance sound social policies.

National Coalition for LGBT HealthAdd To Favorites In PHR
Committed to improving the health and well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals and communities through public education, coalition building and advocacy that focus on research, policy, education and training.

National Family PartnershipAdd To Favorites In PHR
Seeks to help parents to help children reach their full potential. The National Family Partnership works to accomplish its mission through parent training, parent networking and sponsoring the National Red Ribbon Campaign.

National Fatherhood InitiativeAdd To Favorites In PHR
A non-profit organization that is getting to the root of the issues facing your community by educating and engaging dads. Today, one out of every three children goes to bed each night without their biological father in the home. Ensuring that more children grow up with involved, responsible, and committed fathers is the best way to ensure that every child has a happy and secure childhood.

National GAINS CenterAdd To Favorites In PHR
A national locus for the collection and dissemination of information about effective mental health and substance abuse services for people with co-occurring disorders in contact with the justice system.

National Housing InstituteAdd To Favorites In PHR
The National Housing Institute is an independent nonprofit organization that examines the issues causing crisis in housing and community in America. It examines issues including housing, jobs, safety, and education with an emphasis on housing and economic development, as well as poverty and racism, disinvestment and lack of employment and the breakdown of the social fabric.

National Mentoring PartnershipAdd To Favorites In PHR
National Mentoring Partnership/MENTOR is committed to expanding the world of quality mentoring. MENTOR believes that, with the help and guidance of an adult mentor, each child can discover how to unlock and achieve his or her potential.

Native American Rights FundAdd To Favorites In PHR
Provides legal representation and technical assistance to Indian tribes, organizations and individuals nationwide - a constituency that often lacks access to the justice system. NARF focuses on applying existing laws and treaties to guarantee that national and state governments live up to their legal obligations.

NeighborWorks AmericaAdd To Favorites In PHR
NeighborWorks America is a national nonprofit organization created by Congress to provide financial support, technical assistance, and training for community-based revitalization efforts.

PACER CenterAdd To Favorites In PHR
Expands opportunities and enhances the quality of life of children and young adults with disabilities and their families, based on the concept of parents helping parents. Provides assistance to individual families, workshops, materials for parents and professionals, and leadership in securing a free and appropriate public education for all children.

Parent/Professional Advocacy LeagueAdd To Favorites In PHR
An organization that promotes a strong voice for families of children and adolescents with mental health needs. PAL advocates for supports, treatment and policies that enable families to live in their communities in an environment of stability and respect.

Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)Add To Favorites In PHR
Promotes the health and well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons, their families and friends through: support, to cope with an adverse society; education, to enlighten an ill-informed public; and advocacy, to end discrimination and to secure equal civil rights. PFLAG provides opportunity for dialogue about sexual orientation and gender identity, and acts to create a society that is healthy and respectful of human diversity.

Soroptomist InternationalAdd To Favorites In PHR
Seeks to improve the lives of women and girls, in local communities and throughout the world, and works on various international women's issues like sex trafficking, teen dating advice, women living in poverty, violence in workplace.

Stand Up To CancerAdd To Favorites In PHR
A collaborative — from patients to clinicians, from advocates to lawmakers, from children to teenagers to parents and parents of parents — in support of one cause: finding a cure for cancer as quickly as possible.

Support Coalition International (MindFreedom)Add To Favorites In PHR
A federation of grassroots groups worldwide in the “mad movement” – working to expose, challenge and end human rights violations in the psychiatric system. SCI also works to find humane, sustainable alternatives, and to explore how the “biochemical medical model” of the current corporate psychiatric industry can be replaced with a more empowering, holistic paradigm.

THOMAS.govAdd To Favorites In PHR
In the spirit of Thomas Jefferson, THOMAS was launched at the inception of the 104th Congress. The leadership of the 104th Congress directed the Library of Congress to make federal legislation information freely available to the public.

Treatment Advocacy CenterAdd To Favorites In PHR
A national nonprofit organization dedicated to eliminating legal and clinical barriers to timely and humane treatment for millions of Americans with severe brain disorders who are not receiving appropriate medical care. The center serves as a catalyst to achieve proper balance in judicial and legislative decisions that affect the lives of persons with serious brain disorders.

U.S. Census BureauAdd To Favorites In PHR
The Census Bureau serves as the leading source of quality data about he nation’s people and economy. Their mission is to honor privacy, protect confidentiality, share their expertise globally, and conduct their work openly.

URACAdd To Favorites In PHR
An independent, nonprofit organization, is well-known as a leader in promoting health care quality through its accreditation and certification programs. URAC offers a wide range of quality benchmarking programs and services that keep pace with the rapid changes in the health care system, and provide a symbol of excellence for organizations to validate their commitment to quality and accountability.

WrightslawAdd To Favorites In PHR
The Wrightslaw mission is to provide parents, advocates, educators, and attorneys with accurate, up-to-date information about special education law and advocacy so they can be effective catalysts.

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